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Good Time and Merit Time

In: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections
Edited by: Shannon M. Barton-Bellessa
Subject:Community Corrections

Good-time or merit-time credit, which is time credited to a prisoner's sentence for desired behavior or participation in prison programs, has historically been a means for corrections officials to control prison crowding, conserve resources, and provide incentives for prisoners to ...

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  Barton-Bellessa, S. M. (2012). Good time and merit time. In Encyclopedia of community corrections (Vol. 1, pp. 189-189). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218519.n74
  
  Barton-Bellessa, Shannon M. "Good Time and Merit Time." In Encyclopedia of Community Corrections, edited by Barton-Bellessa, Shannon M., 189-189. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218519.n74.
  
  Barton-Bellessa, S. M. 2012. Good Time and Merit Time. In: Shannon M. Barton-Bellessa Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Community Corrections, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 189 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218519.n74> [Accessed 20 May 2022].
  
  Barton-Bellessa, Shannon M. "Good Time and Merit Time." Encyclopedia of Community Corrections. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 189-189. SAGE Knowledge. 20 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218519.n74.
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